What is e-Filing in Courts?

e-Filing is the electronic method of filing new case, legal documents, petitions, affidavits and other case-related papers with the courts via an online portal instead of physically submitting them at the court premises. This service is available at all levels of the Indian judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, and many District Courts.

1. Supreme Court of India – e-Filing System

The Supreme Court e-filing system allows advocates and litigants to:

• File fresh cases (civil, criminal, SLPs, writs, etc.)
• Advocates and litigants (Party in Person) can both file
• Upload documents in PDF format
• Pay court fees online
• Track case status, diary numbers, listing, and objections
• Get e-notices and hearing alerts

🔗 Supreme Court e-Filing: https://efiling.sci.gov.in/

2. High Courts – e-Filing Systems

Some of the High Courts (like Delhi, etc.) has its own e-filing portal, integrated with:

• Advocates and litigants (Party in Person) can both file
• Case management system
• Online scrutiny/objection handling
• Advocate and party registration
• OTP/email-based verification
• Online fee payment (where applicable)

Some popular portals:

• All High Court of India e-Filing: https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev/
• Delhi High Court e-Filing: https://dhcefiling.nic.in/eFiling/
• Madhya Pradesh High Court e-Filing: https://mphc.gov.in/efiling
• Allahabad/Lucknow High Court e-Filing: https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/efiling_21042021_landing.html
• kerala High Court e-Filing: https://ecourt.keralacourts.in/digicourt/

3. District Courts – e-Filing

Most of the District Courts across India (under the eCourts project) allow online filing via:
🔗 All District Courts of India e-Filing: https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev/

Features include:

• Filing civil/criminal cases
• Scrutiny tracking
• Access to cause lists, hearing dates
• Advocates and litigants (Party in Person) can both file
• Integration with CIS (Case Information System)

How to Use e-Filing Portals:

1. Register as an Advocate or Litigant (Party in Person)
2. Login and create a case draft
3. Upload documents in required format (PDF, scanned copies)
4. Pay fees online (if applicable)
5. Submit for scrutiny
6. Track objections, re-submit if needed
7. Once accepted, get a Diary Number or case number